Wilson in Wilson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elizabeth Gold Swindell

1896-1983

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 2, 2019

1. Elizabeth Gold Swindell Marker

Inscription. Journalist. Publisher of Wilson Daily Times, 1956-1983. First woman to lead the N.C. Press Assoc. Lived here.

Erected 2018 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number F-73.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 44.162′ N, 77° 55.141′ W. Marker is in Wilson, North Carolina, in Wilson County. It is on Nash Street North (State Highway 58) 0.1 miles south of Connor Street North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 906 Nash St N, Wilson NC 27893, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charles Lee Coon (approx. ¼ mile away); Barton College (approx. ¼ mile away); Alpheus Branch (approx. half a mile away); John Fletcher Bruton (approx. 0.6 miles away); P.D. Gold (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilson Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. ¾ mile away); Wilson Theatre (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 2, 2019

2. Elizabeth Gold Swindell Marker

Elizabeth Gold Swindell Marker unveiling image. Click for full size.

The Wison Times

3. Elizabeth Gold Swindell Marker unveiling

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.